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Top Image Hosting Sites of 2011 and How to Use Them

Author: Chris Papciak

The internet is full of all kinds of different websites this day and age. Image hosting sites have really boomed in popularity over the years. Do the the sensitive nature of images, these sites offer many advantages ranging from security to ease of use. Most are aware of image hosting of some form, the most common being the common Facebook uploaded images and Facebook albums. Facebook hosts so many images that they are spending millions of dollars per month just to expand to new servers in order to meet everyone's image hosting demands!

With image hosting, most people would simply want to upload their photos to a photo album and be done with it. For simple online storage such as this, Facebook is an excellent option. Facebook image uploading provided an extremely quick and easy method of uploading, and not to mention, your photos will be instantly part of the largest social networking site on the planet in the process. Due to the ease of use, popularity, and functionality of Facebook, it has quickly risen to the zenith of the internet world.

In addition to Facebook, there are several other hosting options to choose from, with each having it's own advantages. These sites are particularly advantageous if you want an image hosting option that's not anchored to your personal Facebook account. Photobucket provides a great platform for image hosting. After signing up for an account, uploading is only a few clicks away. You can also set up custom links and tags for all your images for easy sharing with friends or family. Albums can be customized to match the intent of the user, as well. Each album can be given a different background to match their image's theme, whether it be Christmas, or Summer themed. The one drawback of Photobucket is that they do have bandwidth limitations on the free accounts. To get around this, you'd need to upgrade a Pro account, but the cost is negligible at less than per month.

Picassa, owned by Google, is another popular choice for avid photographers. Picassa is great because you can actually download the Picassa program from Google, import your images into the program, and the program will actually automatically sync the images on your computer to your online Picassa account. This feature makes it incredible easy to store your photos, as it requires next to no effort. Aside from this, Picassa also has a very clean user interface, which makes it a breeze to find what you need from the program without pulling your hair out in the process.

Another site which has gained a strong following is Flickr. This is sort of like a photographers social network. People will upload photos, which can then friends can add testimonials to the images. Flickr also has a forum with an active community deeply rooted in photography. The drawback of Flickr may be only that it lacks some of the more advanced features and sharing options of the larger networks. When planning your photo scanning job, you should have an online storage option in your mind, as it's an extremely easy way to preserve your images.

 

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About the Author

Chris Papciak has been working with computers and media for over 15 years. He has extensive knowledge in the field of media transfers, more specifically video tapes. He currently works as as a video transfer technician at a Southern California based company called DVD Your Memories, which specializes in converting old media formats to digital such as Film to DVD San Diego and VHS to DVD San Diego.


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  • mdjgirl7 says:

    hosting sites?
    I have a site I might like to transfer to a new hosting site. THis is a auction site. Any ideas and would they be able to help me with technical problems?

    June 28, 2011 at 8:07 pm
    • jasonoldy69 says:

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      When it comes to transferring the content, then you might have to do this manually.
      Good luck!

      June 28, 2011 at 2:16 am
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    Hosting sites?
    I know there’s already a bunch of questions on here already about hosting and domain sites but I’m completley lost. So, what is the best domain and hosting sites, can they be the same and what about designing them? I tried using Yahoo with pagebuilder but no luck. One will be a lyric site/ blog and the other is a very small buisness if that helps any. Thanks in advance!

    June 28, 2011 at 8:08 pm
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    Hosting Sites?
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    June 29, 2011 at 8:06 pm
  • Rick says:

    How does domain hosting work for sites that later become exceptionally popular?
    Say popular sites that we all visit, Google, Yahoo, popular messageboards, other search engines. When these sites initially start out do they use some average hosting site like Go Daddy, etc?

    June 29, 2011 at 8:07 pm
    • imisidro says:

      You can start small and use shared hosting. If traffic becomes big, then you move to a dedicated server where only your site is in that box. Or you can buy your own box and host your site yourself if you are capable

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      June 30, 2011 at 5:38 am
  • [ J ] a [ Y ] says:

    How do video hosting sites and file hosting sites avoid lawsuits?
    Hey all.

    Not too long ago I was considering building a video hosting site inspired by Youtube, but about 2 hours into the development (lol) I had second thoughts, as mentioned to me by a few peers, I could run into a few issues regarding copyright laws.

    This does beg to ask the question, how do those huge sites like Youtube, rapidshare, etc avoid lawsuits when they’re facilitating illegal viewing and / or downloading of copyrighted material?

    Cheers.

    June 30, 2011 at 8:10 pm
    • Bear M says:

      Because of the DMCA safe harbor clause. The precedent was established in the Viacom vs. YouTube case (look it up if it interests you). The hosting sites have to respond to DMCA notices but as long as they remove the content (assuming that it is infringing) then they are not liable for that content. If they do not remove it then a lawsuit will follow.

      June 29, 2011 at 3:05 am

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